Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2572, Aaron Garrison, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Garrison, Aaron
S. 2572
carded
CONTENTS

New Jersey 17.887
Aaron Garrison
of Bayon Co in the State of New Jersey who was a Private in the Co commanded by Captain Van Doren of the _____ commanded by Col _____ in the Warney line for 12 mths.
20.2.36
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 43 Dollars 38 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 5 th day of Oct 1833 and sent to M c Clusky Pennington N.J.
Arrears to the 14th of Sept 1833, 108.33 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar 34 , 21.66
$129.99
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by M c Clusky Clerk, Book C Vol. three Page 113.

Warren Common Pleas
State of New Jersey Bergen County 3 rd
On the 31 st day of October 1882 Before the Judge Personally appeared in open court, being aware of the record so constituted by the laws of New Jersey now sitting, Aaron Garvin a resident of Franklin in the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, of age twenty seven years 24 Dec 1855 - who being first sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed the 4 th June 1832 -
That the militia companies to whom the deponent was attached, was closed into such equal numbers as the officers, under the order of Governor Livingston, thought proper, and held liable to be called into service or on an alarm, to do monthly duty on the lines, in the place of regular troops - and was called minute men - that his memory has not kept pace with the great length of time intervening, and cannot be particular as to the date of his services -
That he entered the service of his country early in the war of the revolution in Bergen County - and service 1 Month. on the lines near the North River under Capt. Dinkwater -
1 Month. on the lines, Bloomsbury, Capt. Free land
1 Month. ditto - do under Capt. Romine
1 Month. do. - do - Capt. Mills
2 Months under Capt. Corvines Van Hunter at Mill-stone and Elizabeth Town -
1 Month under Capt. Van Hunter English Neighborhood
1 Month under Capt. Boase on the lines -
2 Months under Lieut. Peterson guarding prisoners at Cof. Coal - Bloomsbury -
1 Month under Lieut. Poff guarding prisoners at Hackensack - Bloomsbury -
1 Month. at Paramus (as horseman) under Capt. Willis
1 Month at Elizabeth Town under Capt. Corvines Van Hunter service at fort Lee on North River knows not how long -
1 Month or more at one De Groot's, Bloomsbury, don't remember his officers -
That

That he has no documentary evidence of his services - The Militia Rec d no written discharge He hereby relinquishes any claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state, or (if any) only that of the agency of the state of New Jersey -
He hereby certifies Given to, and subscribed the day and year aforesaid W m : Westervelt Clerk
his Aaron H Garrison Mark -
and the said Court Do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states - and the Court further certifies that it appears to them, that Zachariah H. Cooper, who has signed the preceding & annexed Certificate is a Clergyman resident County of Bergen, and that Thomas Hammond who has also signed the same is a resident in the said County, and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit -
Per Curiam - W m : Westervelt Clerk
I Abraham Westervelt Clerk of the inferior Court of Common Pleas of the County of Bergen, Do hereby certify, that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Aaron Garrison for a pension - In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this first day of November A.D. 1832.
W m : Westervelt Clerk

Interrogatories by the Gaunt
1 st Where and in what year was you born
Answer was born in year 1754 - at Ramapough in Franklin Township -
2 nd Have you any record of your age, and if so where is it -
Answer Have no record of my age - believe it may be at the Penn Church -
3 rd Where were you living when called into service where have you been since the revolution and where do you now live -
Answer at Franklin - have lived at Ramapough, Franklin Township - and now lives there -
4 th How was you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute, and if a substitute for whom
Answer one month enlisted as a horseman - other times drafted other times volunteered -
5 th State the names of some of the officers who were with you, when you served; such continental or militia regiments you can recollect - and the general circumstances of your service,
Answer Col. Day with a Militia Regt - Capt. Hill Capt. Butchart. Colonel Cronin, Van Hook -
6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it -
Answer Never recd any discharge from the Army
7 th State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighbourhood and who can testify, as to your character, as to veracity, and good behavior & your services as a soldier -
Answer John P. Poff - George G. Ryerson Thos. Hammond Abraham Garrison -

On the 31 st day of October 1882 personally appeared in open court now sitting a count of records Thomas Hammond a Resident of Franklin in Bayamba county who being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration that he has been acquainted with Aaron Garrison from his childhood to this day -
Aaron Garrison
That the said Garrison served as a soldier in war of the Revolution, under different Capt s on monthly duty seven or eight months - can say with certainty seven months - that the deponent served with the said Garrison under the same officers during the whole time as above said - Sworn & subscribed in open court Nov 1 st 1882 Thos Westcott Clerk
On the 31 st day of October 1882 personally appeared in open court before the judge now sitting George G. Ryerson aged 79 years - who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he is well acquainted with Aaron Garrison, and has been for many years - the said being an applicant for a pension.
The deponent saith that the said Garrison served with him in the war of the Revolution and under his command - the deponent then doing duty as a Lieutenant - That the said Garrison served two months, on monthly duty at Hartkensach and fort Lee with other officers not now remembered - the whole of his service known to deponent in four months -
Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid G. G. Ryerson
G. G. Ryerson

No 20236
Aaron Garrison Bergen County New Jersey
86.66 21.67 108.33
Return
Adm. 1 year 8 1/2 months $43.33
sent to Mrs. Loffra
Albert G. S. dicker Am. Lodge of Puffin

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
5 th June — 1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: \} ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request generally, be shown in the investigation of your claim.
A Statement,  shewing the Service of Aaron Garrison Bergen County New Jersey
    Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Age when he entered the service, and age at the present period. which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1 1 1 . Capt Outwater . . Served on the lines 17 years Traditional evidence   1 1 1 . Capt Snelland . . on the lines Benjamin Clugman H. Wilson   1 1 1 . Capt Romine . . on the lines New Jersey 3 living witnesses   1 1 1 . Capt Fick . . Mill Stone papers not properly attached   2 1 1 . Capt Van Houten . . English neighborhood   1 1 1 . Capt Van Houten . . on the lines   1 1 1 . Capt Boam . . B. County   2 1 1 . Lieut. Ryerson . . Hackensack   1 1 1 . Lieut. Post . . Paramus   1 1 1 as Home Guard Capt Willis . . Elizabeth Town   1 1 1 . Capt Van Houten . . Fort Lee   Not stated - - - - - - - De Groot   1 1 1 - - - -   
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
 Commissioner of Pensions. 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted: This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers, the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence particular in the proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are required to enquire whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev War
2572 INVALID.
File No. 2572
Aaron Garrison
Print Rev War
Act: June 7. 1852
Index:—Vol. A , Page 136
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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New Jersey
Ambo Bergen County
Aaron Garrison } Militia application for } Service Pension -
20236

Personally appeared before me a justice of the peace for the county of Bergen in the state of New Jersey Zach th H. Cooper a 4 th lawyer in Franklin Township and Thomas Hammond residing in the same county certify under oath that we are well acquainted with Aaron Garrison who has subscribed and sworn to the annexed declaration, that we believe him to be about 47 or 48 years of age; that his reputation and he himself to be a soldier of the revolution in the neighborhood where he resides, and that we concur in that opinion. and the said Zach th H. Cooper further saith that his health is such that he cannot well attend court —
Zach th H. Cooper Pastor
Sworn before me this 28 th October 1832 Wm. Westervelt
Thomas his Hammond mark
On the 30 th of October 1832 personally appeared in open court before the judges now sitting. Thomas Hammond and George G. Ryerson who being duly sworn doth on their oath declare that they have been acquainted with Aaron Garrison since the war of the revolution - That the said Garrison is reputed to have been a soldier of the revolution that the said Garrison is also reputed to be a man of honesty and veracity —
Sworn in open court the day & year above written
G. G. Ryerson
It is hereby certified that Wm. Westervelt J

State of New Jersey Bergen County
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Bergen and State of New Jersey Aaron Garrison of Franklin Aged 78 years of aforesaid County and personally well known in said County and to the Subscriber as a Man of truth and good standing And being duly sworn, on his oath, saith that he is the same Aaron Garrison who on the 31 st day of October 1832, made a declaration under oath of his Revolutionary services, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of June 7 th 1832, which was done in open Court then sitting in and for the aforesaid County When his original declaration was made out the pressure of business was such as to prevent him from detailing minutely each tour of duty, the officers who commanded, the nature and time of each engagement, as he has since learned is necessary. He has bestowed more thought on the subject and desires that the Secretary of War and Commissioner of Pensions, will receive this as his amended declaration of the Revolutionary services he performed.
As he did not sign the answers to the following interrogatories in his original declarations, he was questioned by the Court to the following and answered by him to the.
First, That he was Born in the year 1754 at Ramapough in Franklin township
To the Second. Has the record of his age, in Pond Church
To the Third. Was living at Ramapough. Township of Franklin. Have lived and now lives there.
To the Fourth and Fifth, will answer to them in his tours of service.
He served One Month in the year 1776. believes it was

2 in the Month of July or Aug t . Under Capt e Crinus Van Houten, Col d Dey Commanding Reg t was Marched to the City of New York, and Stationed there, duty as guard wat- ching the British who were then lying off the Hook, expec- ting they would soon land. When the time had expired was discharged.
He then volunteered for One Month under Capt e Crinus Van Houten at a place called Ponds in the County of Bergen from whence was Marched to Eliz t Town Essex County, where their duty was to make a fortification and do guard duty, the British then being in possession of of Staten Island this was in the year 1776, but cannot say positively what Month. Col d Tunis Dey Commanding the Reg t to which he belonged, but does not know the commanding Officer at Eliz t Town. Served the time and was discharged.
He then as a volunteer Served for One month under Capt e Crinus Van Houten believes it was in the Mo. of October or November in the year 1776, was Stationed at Fort Lee, assisting in Building the Fort, guarding the landing places on the Hudson River, the British then being in possession of the City of New York. Col d Dey commanding the Reg t . After serving the time was discharged.
He Served One Month having volunteered at the Ponds Bergen County, under Capt e Crinus Van Houten from thence was Marched to Millstone, believes Somerset County, there doing duty as guard, watching the enemy they then being in possession of New Brunswick. the time of service was in the winter of 1776. served the time and was discharged. Col d Tunis Dey commanding Reg t .

He Served One Month being drafted in Summer of 1777. under Capt: Freelance Col: Dey Commanding Station at Hackensack doing guard duty. served the time and was discharged.
Three Month in the Spring of 1778. Having volunteered under Capt: Willis. Lieut: Peter Ryerson having the command the principal part of time, was stationed at the Sog Jail in Bergen County. guarding the prisoners in said Jail. Col: Dey Commanding Regt.
He Served One Month, being drafted under Capt: John Culwater, Col: Dey Commanding, was Stationed at Hackensack, New Bridge and other places in Bergen County. doing guard duty. this term was rendered in the year 1779. does not recollect the month but believing was in the Month of Aug: - Having served the time was discharged.
He Served One Month in the year 1780, believing was in the Spring. being drafted Under Capt: Elias Tomine Stationed at the Liberty Pole, New Bridge and various other places. doing guard duty. Col: Lewis (Dey) Commanding Regt: Served the time and was discharged.
One Month in the Spring of 1789 Under Lieut: Post Stationed at Hackensack. guarding the Prisoners then Confined in said Jail, this term of service is Not in its proper order of time, in this declaration served the time and was discharged - being drafted
He Served One Month in the year 1781. Month of July. being drafted Under Capt: Board Stationed at Hackensack. and other places in Bergen County. doing guard duty. Having served the time was discharged. Col: Dey Commanding

His last tour of Service was in the year 1782. Month of Sept. being drafted And served One month Under Capt. John Willis. Col. Day Commanding was Stationed at Paramus, New Bridge and various other places. doing guard duty. Watching the Movements of the enemy. who were constantly committing depredations on the Inhabitants. Served the time and was discharged. And further that None of the above recited services, was as a Minute Man.
Also served many other Monthly tours, but from the great length of time which has elapsed cannot relate them with any precision, Many particular, in the before recited must have escaped his Memory. In the order of time he may have fallen into mistake. He asks a reasonable allowance for the frailty of human Memory. He has endeavored to adhere to the truth in all the occurrences of which he has spoken. And he believing he has faithfully served his Country, being in actual Service in the field, for not less than the full period of Thirteen Months as a Private. And that he knows of no other living witness than produced.
Sworn and Subscribed to before Me this 24 th day of Augt. 1833 James Van Houten Justice of the Peace Aaron D. Garrison mark

State of New Jersey Bergen County
Personally appeared before the the subscribers a justice of the peace in and for said county and state of said Abraham H. Garrison of Franklin in said county age 74 years who being duly sworn on his oath doth declare he is personally acquainted with Aaron Garrison now residing in said county and state of said and that the said Aaron Garrison being now an applicant for a pension under the Act of Congress of June 7 th 1832 perfectly recollects of serving with said Aaron Garrison in the following tours as a fellow soldier in the war of the Revolution in the same company and for the full periods mentioned
That he served part of the time with him in year 1776 month of July under Capt Crinus Vanhouten Stationed at the City of New York doing guard duty
One month in the year 1776 month of August under Capt Crinus Vanhouten Stationed at Elizabeth town in the County of Essex working on a fortification and doing guard duty
One month under Capt Crinus Vanhouten year 1776 Winter Season Stationed at Mill Stone Fort See working at the fort and doing guard duty
One Month in the year 1776 Winter Season under Capt Crinus Vanhouten at Mill Stone Somerset County watch the enemy who were then in possession of the City of New York of New Brunswick
One Month does not recollect the year Under Capt Mills Stationed at Paramus doing guard duty

The great length of time which has elapsed since the above recited services were rendered, he may have fallen into mistake as to the order of time, but the performance of the law, he is confident was faithfully and fully served
Sworn and Subscribed to before Me this 24 th day of Aug t 1833 James Van Houten Justice of the Peace
Abram H. Garrison

State of New Jersey Bergen County }
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for County and State aforesaid John S Bertholf of Franklin in said County aged 79 years, who being duly sworn on his oath, doth declare that he is personally ac- quainted with Aaron Garrison now residing in said County and State aforesaid and that the said Aaron Garrison being now an applicant for a Pension under the Act of Congress of June 7 th 1832, and that he perfectly recollects of serving with the Applicant in the follow- -ing tours, as a fellow Soldier, in the same Company and for the full periods mentioned, in the War of the Revolution —
One Month in the year 1776. Month of October Under Capt Caban Houston. Stationed at Fort Lee, building the Fort and doing guard duty —
One Month in "78 in July Under Capt. Van Horsten Sta d at New Brunswick
One Month in the year 1779 Month does not recollect believe was in Aug t Under Capt. John Outwater Stationed at Hackensack, as guard —
One Month in the year 1781 Month of July under Capt. Board Stationed at Hackensack and other places in Bergen County — doing duty as guard continued over

8 knows he served the following terms, though he was not in the same Company, but was in the same Regiment
One Month in the Year 1779 Under Lieut: Post. Stationed at Hackensack Jail guarding the prisoners then Con- =fined in said Jail.
One Month in the Year 1782 in Sep r Under Capt: John Willy. Stationed at Paramus, New Bridge, and other places doing guard duty.
The great length of time which has elapsed, since the above recited service, he may have fallen into mistakes, as to the order of time, but the full period of the terms alleged he is positive was faithfully and fully performed being actual service in the field.
Sworn and Subscribed to before John S Bertholf on this 24 th day of Aug t 1833 } James Van Warten Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify to the Secretary of War and Commissioner of Pensions that Abm Garrison and John S Bertholf whose affidavits with their sig- =natures attached to the amended declaration of Mason Garrison are credible witnesses and are fully entitled to belief. James Van Warten Justice

Matters attached to the amended declaration of Aaron Garrison are credible witness, and are fully entitled to belief.
James Van Houten Justice
I hereby certify that James Van Houten the Magistrate who has taken the deposition of Abn Garrison and John J Bertolf, to the Amended declaration of Aaron Garrison is the same James Van Houten who has subscribed the Affirming of Abn Garrison and John J Bertolf above referred to is authorized to take deposition and Acknowledgement and that the Original Papers of Aaron Garrison are now in the same Condition as when they passed the Court on the 31 st day of October 1832. And that the Amended declaration with additional testimony are annexed to them and that the signature of the said James Van Houten thereto is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Bergen in New Jersey this 28 th day of August A.D. 1833.
W. M. Wells Clerk